Crimes investigated by state police are not included in this database. Their territory includes part of southern Onondaga County. Troopers operate on a different computer system that crosses county lines. At this time, that system is not compatible with the database used by the rest of the county.

The Reported Crimes database does not include every serious crime, but provides a snapshot of crime in the Syracuse area. Many departments take several days to several weeks to compile their reports. The crime statistics are updated weekly back to Jan. 1 of this year.